"Hotline Bling," of course, would go on to outlast either of his diss tracks, and in the end, it proved that his greatest abilities are those he has a "singin' n*gga." Live on the second episode of OVO Sound Radio, after responding to Meek Mill with " Charged Up," Drake quietly followed with an upbeat, tropical R&B tune. Drake may have not put an out an official album, but he was responsible for the most exciting hip-hop event of the year.
"Back to Back" was even heard playing on the Eagles' practice field, and it went off in the club - like no diss track has done before - from Philly to NYC and beyond, with partygoers begging for DJs to respect its title and play it twice in a row. He was even able to initiate an inter-Philly beef by namedropping AR-AB, who would go on to remix the track, along with the Dreamchasers' own Omelly and Sauce Walka (who, in reality, was the closest to leaving a bruise upon Drake's ego i.e. But Drizzy rewrote the rule book in 2015, as each one of his painful insults were soon translated into memes that had everyone laughing. Should Meek have been given more time considering he was on "his girl's tour"? Probably. "Back to Back" was a perfectly executed diss track. Future & Rae Sremmurd - Blaséĭrake waited four days for Meek Mill to respond to "Charged Up," before deciding to end the beef once and for all and drop the "Ether" of the '10s. Because if there's one person that minority youths can believe in, it's Kendrick Lamar.ġ0. The line has since been invoked in Black Lives Matter protests across America. "We gon' be alright," he simply told himself, and those who were willing to listen. The song will be remembered by one line: "We gon' be alright." In a year when police killings of innocent black men seemed commonplace, the resolve of black America was tested, not least that of Kendrick, who, as mentioned, was driven to the his wit's end in the making of To Pimp a Butterfly.Īmid all of his brilliant rapping, the wisdom in which we'll be unpacking for years to come, the one sentiment that rang the loudest was not something Kendrick had struggled to learn. The lush grooves of "Alright," built off a simple looping vocal sample crafted by Pharrell and a lively wave of saxophone from Terrace Martin, arrive after Kendrick's agonizing mental breakdown on " u." It comes as a sigh of relief on an album that, no matter how beautiful, was, at times, a task to listen to. The reason Thug's boasts are so much more compelling than those of his peers is that they elicit a refreshing sense of self-love. He' s made another unabashedly hard track while being himself, and in today's game, that's not nearly as easy as it sounds. "Let me tell you how I spent a couple hundreds today," Thug wails in a command that would be mundane were it not for the unpredictability of the subject at hand. Most of the song's lyrics have nothing to do with Thug's "best friend," but every line shows a masterful execution of an innate rhythm that cant be imitated. In his opening verse, he offers a course in swagonometry, and then, pauses suddenly, before allowing himself to PROCEED (and eat the booty). "Best Friend" was one of the few new records on SS1, and one of Thugger's most immediately visceral bangers ever.
Slime Season and its sequel were two of the hottest tapes of the year despite being comprised of mostly songs that had leaked months earlier. Young Thug - " Party Favors"įreddie Gibbs Feat. As always, the comments section is open for dispute. What a time to be alive.īefore making it to the official list, take a look at our honorary selections below. That's the kind of confounding year it was.
One man in particular went on a historic streak of non-stop savagery and another cross-dressing Slime managed to crank out three of the year's best mixtapes, despite being accused of plotting to kill his biggest idol. As was the case last year, Atlanta, led by a young team of adventurous trap producers, was the most productive city on the map.
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